On May 7 and 8, 2026, at the University of Padua, two days of study dedicated to Italian photography by women in the post-World War II period will take place, with particular attention to the contribution of female photojournalists and documentary photographers in representing the transformations of landscape and national identity between 1945 and 1960.
The initiative – curated and organized by Mirco Melanco, Alberto Zotti, and Romina Zanon from the Department of Cultural Heritage at the University of Padua – aims to explore the polyphony of female perspectives in social documentary photography, offering a contribution to the historicization and critical reinterpretation of numerous freelance professionals often ignored or forgotten by scientific literature, alongside more well-known figures that now require new analyses and a comprehensive revision of their work.
At the center of the reflection is the biographical dimension of documentary photographers and photojournalists who, through paths of strong originality, have managed to assert themselves as producers of culture in a context dominated by male standards, becoming direct witnesses to the transformations of collective identity and the Italian landscape in the post-World War II period.
On Thursday, May 7, at 5:00 p.m., at the Ancient Archive of Palazzo Bo, the Galileo Galilei Medal will be awarded, a recognition granted in agreement with the Municipality of Padua, with which the Precinema Museum has collaborated for over thirty years and which has always supported its cultural activities. The ceremony will take place in the presence of the Councilor for Culture Andrea Colasio.
Free admission until seats are filled.
Info: University of Padua